PODCASTS / PANELS/ ARTICLES

I love to be on stage. Pass me the microphone and ask me questions. Here’s a selected list of things I’ve been invited to contribute to, ranging many years and a variety of mediums, from the Moosehead Beer campaign that was aired during the Superbowl, James Tierney interviewing me for The Atlantic, to a manufacturing summit where I spoke alongside industry powerhouses like John Deer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I’ve contributed to teaching materials, panel discussions, community research groups and countless conversations on the process of building a small batch manufacturing brand in the United States.

  • I was interviewed by the famous editorial journalist, John Tierney for a series of articles on job creation while helping to rebuild the Rust Belt. You can read that here.

  • After a decade of open studio warehouses, we finally built a proper storefront. Design Milk interviewed and featured us for our walk in retail manufacturing concept.

  • Building a small, owner operated, product based business is difficult. I teamed up with Chris Guillebeau and several other talented maker based businesses to create Designed to Sell - a guide for building, growing and sustaining a business that makes physical things. This interview is one of my favorites. Listen here.

  • One of my favorite conversations with textile designer, Savannah Hayes on what it’s like to really run a manufacturing operation as an artist, designer and job creator. Listen here.